[nysbirds-l] Are there more than one Golden Eagle overwintering at Storm King Mountain, Orange County?
on perched and flying GE, which may be seen on a 2-3 year BE Evidence for more than 1 GE This checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S100857664 has a good photograph showing white at the base of its tail and with black at the tip without any tawny carpal bar – suggesting that this is a juvenile GE. All other photographs on eBird checklists show a prominent carpal bar suggesting an an age other-than-juvenile = adult or subadult. This would suggest that there is more than one GE overwintering in the Storm King area - at least 1 juvenile and 1 adult/subadult in 2022. For purposes of better documentation and identification eBird does want us to identify any species with the greatest specificity, which includes age. https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803130-how-to-document-your-sightings under Reporting Unusual Birds, suggested points are: • Note diagnostic features • Explain how similar species were eliminated • Note age and sex So all observers of the GE, please try and look for and add more written detail to your eBird reports and try to photograph the GE in flight. Ajit I. Antony, MD E. A.Mearns Bird Club I-84 Overlook Hawk Watch Hook Mountain Hawk Watch -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Are there more than one Golden Eagle overwintering at Storm King Mountain, Orange County?
on perched and flying GE, which may be seen on a 2-3 year BE Evidence for more than 1 GE This checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S100857664 has a good photograph showing white at the base of its tail and with black at the tip without any tawny carpal bar – suggesting that this is a juvenile GE. All other photographs on eBird checklists show a prominent carpal bar suggesting an an age other-than-juvenile = adult or subadult. This would suggest that there is more than one GE overwintering in the Storm King area - at least 1 juvenile and 1 adult/subadult in 2022. For purposes of better documentation and identification eBird does want us to identify any species with the greatest specificity, which includes age. https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803130-how-to-document-your-sightings under Reporting Unusual Birds, suggested points are: • Note diagnostic features • Explain how similar species were eliminated • Note age and sex So all observers of the GE, please try and look for and add more written detail to your eBird reports and try to photograph the GE in flight. Ajit I. Antony, MD E. A.Mearns Bird Club I-84 Overlook Hawk Watch Hook Mountain Hawk Watch -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
